Chess Puzzle #3gvNQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1031 · Beginner · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops a3/f1; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights c6/e4; pawns a5/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight d4→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen b6→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/1p1p1ppp/1qn1p3/p7/3Nn3/B1P5/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 2 11

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